Obituaries

VIOLET D. NORMAN (nee Beneccio) age 93. Beloved wife of the late Tyler. Loving mother of Judith A. Junda, Terrence J. Junda and stepmother of James and Richard Norman. Devoted grandmother of Elycia Little (Paul), Elizabeth Magill (Justin), Christopher Junda (Angela), and great-grandmother of 7. Cherished daughter of the late Carmelo and Maddalena (nee Gosso) Beneccio. Dear sister of the...

MARGARET “JOYCE” SIPARI (nee Leonard), age 90; beloved wife of the late Ross; loving mother of Nanette Woldin, David (Rose) of Bangkok, Thailand and Laura Sipari (husband Albert Edelman) of Rock Creek, OH; devoted grandmother of Megan Blubaugh (husband Robert), Emily Savage (husband Clay) and great-grandmother of Maggie; dearest sister of the late William Leonard; dear aunt and great-aunt of...

REV. FR. FRANCIS G. VanBERGEN, aged 84 years, beloved son of the late Frank W. and Marcella (nee Wagner), dear brother of Phyllis McNally (husband Thomas “?? deceased), Edward J. (Shirley Vokac), Florence Wukovich (husband Nick “?? deceased) and the late Jeanne and Marcia VanBergen and Rosemary Busher (husband John “?? deceased), loving uncle of 21 nieces and nephews and...

SHIRLEY I. ZIMMERMAN (nee Carter), aged 91 years, beloved wife of the late Julius E., Jr., dearest mother of Donald E. (wife Barbara), George W. (wife Deborah), Richard L. (wife Pen), Shirley A. Gober (husband Victor), Sharon A.Z. Wilson (husband Peter), Julius E., III, and the late Raymond D. and baby boy Zimmerman, loving grandmother of 14 and great-grandmother of...

MARGARET ANNE “PEGGY” TURK (nee Christyson) age 86. Beloved wife for 62 years of John J.; loving mother of Patricia A. Atkins (husband Phil) of Lancaster, PA, Anne Marie Mangano (husband Anthony), Janine Cazell (husband Ben) of Amelia Island, FL, Susan Sawyer (husband Bill) and the late baby Jeanne Marie; devoted grandmother of Megan Fogle (husband Kevin), George Mangano, Lee...

ROSE M. VALORE (nee Zaite), aged 93 years, beloved wife of the late Frank J. Sr., dearest mother of Frank J. Jr., Anthony, Christine Sheehan (husband Richard) and Steven (all deceased), loving mother-in-law to Virginia Bungo (husband Larry), devoted grandmother of 5 and great-grandmother of 7, cherished sister of Joseph A. and Sam A. Zaite and Bessie Lupica (all deceased),...

JOSEPH W. GENELIUS, age 92. Beloved husband for 64 years of the late Margaret A. (nee Grace); loving father of JoAnn Dottore (husband Sal) and Sandra Genelius (husband Jonathan Applefield); devoted grandfather of Halle Robinson (husband David), Michael Rockwell, Carli and Joseph Dottore and great-grandfather of Claire and Leah Robinson; dearest brother of Steve, Ruby and the late Frances, Annie,...

PATRICIA ANN LEE (nee Williams), age 77; beloved wife for 55 years of Donald; loving mother of Michelle Mahoney (husband David) of Eagle River, Alaska and Michael (fiance Nicole Baum); devoted grandmother of Brittany Mahoney; cherished daughter of the late Fred and Dorothy (nee Call) Williams; dear sister of Jessica Moore and the late Fredda Bowman; dear aunt and great-aunt...

SAM J. SYRACUSE, Jr., age 63; of Kirtland, entered God’s hands on Nov. 13, 2012, at home, surrounded by family, after his courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Cleveland on April 26, 1949 to Sam and Alma Syracuse. Sam was a 1968 graduate from Euclid High School. He was active in football, wrestling and track. Sam broke many...

Margaret “Metel” (Ondecko) Petrof, 89, of Newbury, a homemaker, passed away Nov. 13, 2012, in Leroy, from complications of Alzheimer’s. Born Feb. 13, 1923, in Barnesboro, Pa., she had lived in Newbury for the past 53 years. She enjoyed gardening and dancing.

Survivors are her sons, Martin (Christine) of Leroy and Allen F. (Pamela E.) of Chardon; grandchildren, Jennifer, Michael...

ALBERTO FRABOTTA, age 88. Beloved husband for 58 years of the late Silvia (nee Capretta); loving father of Valerio (wife Augusta), Bruno and Cesare (wife Cynthia); devoted grandfather of Anthony, Michael, Stephen and Marco; cherished son of the late Federico and Otilia (nee D’Amico) Frabotta; treasured brother of the late Antonietta Capretta, Michele, Alfonso and Antonio Frabotta; dearest father-in-law of...

PAULA THERESA SCHNEIDER (nee Stumpf), aged 85 years, beloved wife for 61 years to Max J., cherished sister of Elsa Karl (husband Carl), devoted aunt, grand-aunt and cousin to family in Connecticut and Canada. Paula emigrated from her native Wurzburg, Germany in 1959, and worked as a dedicated seamstress at Richman Bros. for over 30 years. She enjoyed traveling, gardening...

SAMIRA ABOUNADER (nee Richa), age 58. Beloved wife for 38 years of Sammy; loving mother of Mark (wife Amanda), Paula Metz (husband Michael), Nicole, Donna, Maggie, Rema, Steven, Laura, Patrick and Lisa; devoted grandmother of 5; dearest daughter of the late Hanna and Wardie (nee Daher) Richa; dear sister, niece, aunt and cousin of many.

Contributions may be made...

PATRICIA A. McDEVITT (nee Dunn) age 81. Beloved wife for 62 years of John “Jack”; loving mother of Margaret, John R. (wife Sarah) of Houston, Texas and Cathleen McDevitt (partner Sandra) of Manchester, England; devoted daughter of the late Leo E. and Henrietta (nee Sears) Dunn; dearest sister of Grace Marie Dell Angelo (husband Robert, MD); dear aunt and great-aunt....

MARTHA SELIG (nee Truderung), dearly beloved wife for 59 years to the late Ernst Edgar; dear mother of Ernst E., Jr. (wife Nancy), Victor (wife Leslie) and Linda Weaver (husband Mark); loving grandmother of Lukas, Marielle, Chelsea, Evan, Jennifer, Joshua, Sarah and great-grandmother of 8; devoted sister of Rudolph (wife Lucie), Ewald (wife Margot), Adina (husband Karl) and the late...

DAVID G. STRINE, age 60, beloved son of Margaret (nee Hansen) and the late William J., dear brother of Kenneth (Kay “?? deceased), Susan (Ron), Janet and Patricia (David), loving uncle and great-uncle. Contributions are suggested to Hospice of the Western Reserve, 17876 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44110. The funeral service will be held on Monday, Nov. 12, 2012...

WILLIAM R. BENCHEK age 57. Beloved son of Helen (nee Lyczko) and the late Jacob; loving brother of Thomas and James (wife Cindy); dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Cremation by DeJohn Crematory.

A Celebration of Life Service in memory of Bill will be Friday, November 16, 2012 at 12 NOON at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY...

Mass of Christian Burial for Dante Savron, 70, of Mentor, will be held on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 10 AM at St. Vitus Church, 6019 Lausche Ave., Cleveland, OH. Mr. Savron died Tuesday, November 6, at his home.

He was born in Koper, Slovenia. He was a machinist at Cleveland Twist Drill in Cleveland, OH and a member of...

CHARLES C. HENRY, age 65. Beloved husband for 26 years (married Oct. 25, 1986) of Jeanette S. (nee Wirick). Loving father of Charles “Chucky” Henry, Dontez Henry, LaShaun James, Heather Dorsey (husband Michael) and Jerron Henry. Dear grandfather and great grandfather. Cherished son of the late Pearlie and Evelyn (nee Williams). Dearest brother of Linda White (husband Gary), Deborah Hunter...